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IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards

Listed companies in the European Union have adopted for their consolidated financial statements new international accounting standards called IFRS, based on the former IAS international standards and the American accounting standards (US Gaap).

IFRS Standards (International Financial Reporting Standards)

International accounting standards adopted by companies quoted in the European Union.

ILO

International labor organization.

Incineration

Thermal treatment method for waste involving combustion (variable technology and temperature depending on the type of waste) and treatment of the flue gases. This technique gives rise to three categories of waste: bottom ash, ash and flue gas treatment residue. At most facilities, the energy recovered from the heat generated by incineration is used to generate electricity or produce heat.

Incineration furnace

The base of the incinerator the construction and capacity of which are designed taking into account the volume and type of waste to be treated.

Inert waste

Waste that does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformation. Inert waste will not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to give rise to environmental pollution or harm human health.
(Source: Council Directive 1999/31/CE of April 26, 1999 - JOCE of July 16, 1999.)

Inevitable energy

Energy of natural or industrial origin or heat energy that is lost if not immediately recovered: biogas, flare gas, etc.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

An organization established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program.

Intermodality

Intermodality : concept which allows the use of several means of transport during the same displacement ; it is an organised connection between various modes of transport, during a single journey, which aims at offering travellers an unbroken journey.
Intermodality introduces fluidity into travel, and everything involved with it : interoperability, signage, electronic ticketing, accessibility, real-time information, safety, comfort.

ISO 14001

Standard recognizing a company or organization’s ability to control its activity’s impact on the environment and its compliance with regulations.

ISO 14031

Standard recognizing a company or organization’s compliant use of management indicators comparing the past and present environmental efficiency of their activities in accordance with the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” principle.

ISO 9001

Standard recognizing a company or organization’s ability to meet product or service quality requirements.